Tharaka Nithi County Assembly Public Relations Officer Mutuiri Gitonga. [File, Standard]On Sunday evening, a Modern Coast company bus travelling from Meru to Mombasa veered off the road in Tharaka Nithi County, plunging into River Nithi, 40 metres below. To get the victims out, rescuers had to contend with the fast-flowing River Nithi and Mwandumi stream, which joins Nithi just at the bridge. At the hospital, Tharaka Nithi ambulances were offloading the first victims; medics were busy catering to victims and receiving bodies. “The death toll at the same black spot is reminiscent of the 1997 Tawfiq accident, and Stage Coach too.”- Mutuiri Gitonga is Tharaka Nithi County Assembly Public Relations Officer

Source: Daily Nation July 25, 2022 12:54 UTC